Ravishing Mother-of-Pearl Ball Diary with Richly Decorated Penitent Mary Magdalene - Must See

  

GRAND CARNET DE BAL EN NACRE FINEMENT SCULPTÉE ET DÉCORÉ DE CASCADES ET D'UNE JEUNE FEMME, MARIE MADELEINE, ASSISE DEVANT L'ENTRÉE D'UNE GROTTE. INTÉRIEUR EN MOIRE VIEUX ROSE, WITH A COVER FOR BUSINESS CARDS AND A COMPLETE 17-PAGE NOTEBOOK INCLUDING A ROMANTIC ILLUSTRATION. RARE COMBINATION OF PATTERNS - COLLECTOR'S ITEM - ORIGIN FRANCE. BEAUTIFUL PIECE FROM THE 1830s - 1850s.

DIMENSIONS: 9.5 x 6 cm / THICKNESS 1 cm / WEIGHT: 64g. BEAUTIFUL SHINE (SEE PHOTOS), NUMEROUS PAGES, GILDED EDGES. PLEASE NOTE: ABSENCE OF MECHANICAL PENCIL.

PHOTOS TAKEN WITHOUT FLASH IN NATURAL LIGHT, EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT AGAINST AN ORANGE BACKGROUND.